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Lindsay Boyer, Bourbon, the reigning Miss Kosciusko, is preparing to compete in the 61st annual Miss Indiana Scholarship Program Thursday through Saturday.
Boyer, 20, is an Indiana University junior majoring in business. She is the 20th young woman to win the Miss Kosciusko Scholarship Pageant crown.
She left yesterday to join 20 other women, one of whom will represent the Hoosier state in Atlanta at the Miss America Program, Sept. 22.
Her platform is "Safe and Drug-Free Schools Through Positive Peer Leadership."
During the talent competition she will play "Tarantella" on the piano.
Contestants participate in several public events throughout the week.
betsy Bobel, Miss Indiana 2000, will crown the new Miss Indiana during the final competition at 7 p.m. Saturday. Preliminary competitions are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday in Indiana State University's Hulman Center.
Ticket packages for all three nights are $30 per person and available through the Hulman Center ticket office by calling 812-237-3737.
